20:15 Newbury

Tuesday 5 August 2025

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Racehorse Ownership From 25 At racingclub.com Handicap

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 2m 38.54s

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(6)

Percy Jones²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 74| D

10/3

11/2, very good second of 8 in handicap at Chester (1½m, good to firm) 24 days ago (first past the post but subsequently disqualified). Shortlist material.

Form: 73-8242

(4)

No More Bolero¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Laura Pearson| T: James Owen| OR: 74| D

25/1

Fairly useful winner on the Flat in Germany earlier in his career but modest form over hurdles for David Bridgwater and no impact back on the Flat for James Owen last month. Still early days for excellent stable but can only watch this time.

Form: 054/976

(7)

Lightning Touch¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S De Sousa| T: R Varian| OR: 72| BF

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 2/1, creditable second of 6 on 1¼m course handicap debut (good to firm) 12 days ago, running on. Considered.

Form: 44/52

(2)

Saratoga Gold^v1⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: J Mitchell| T: K Frost| OR: 72| CD

16/5

C&D winner. 25/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at York (1½m, good to firm) 52 days ago. Visor on first time.

Form: 64-5537

(1)

Ikigai Star^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 72

28/1

In winning form over hurdles this summer ahead of this first start on the Flat in Britain (fair maiden in Ireland in 2023).

Form: 335868/

(5)

Shahbaz¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: Ian Williams| OR: 71

6/1

Latest win at Chelmsford in April. 10/3, last of 4 in handicap at Newmarket (1½m, good to firm) 18 days ago.

Form: 218474

(3)

Taritino²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: J Tickle| OR: 70| D

16/1

8/1, last of 5 in handicap at Salisbury (1½m, good to firm) 24 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 1660-85

(9)

Dibble Dabble⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 69| BF| D

15/2

Won at Doncaster in June but not in anything like the same form when last of 7 in handicap at this course (11f, good to firm, 3/1) since.

Form: 0-25217

(14)

Moab²³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Watson| T: Miss H C Knight| OR: 63

14/1

Food third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Wincanton when last seen in December. No significant impact in Flat handicaps last summer and possibly best watched here.

Form: 4/34766-

(10)

Dreams Fled Away⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: F Brennan| OR: 62| D

80/1

25/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (2m, good) 49 days ago. No show in 3 Flat outings for this yard last year so possibly best to look elsewhere.

Form: 113688-

Non-Runners

(11)

Newtown Duke¹²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: Charles Bishop

(12)

Free Speech⁴¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: E A L Dunlop J: Rossa Ryan

(13)

Meleri¹²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: J R Boyle J: P Cosgrave

(8)

Artavian⁶³

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: P R Chamings J: David Probert

Forecasts

Lightning Touch (3/1), Saratoga Gold (16/5), Percy Jones (10/3), Shahbaz (6/1), Dibble Dabble (15/2), Newtown Duke (8/1), Meleri (10/1), Moab (14/1), Artavian (14/1), Free Speech (14/1), Taritino (16/1), No More Bolero (25/1), Ikigai Star (28/1), Dreams Fled Away (80/1)

PERCY JONES was runner-up over C&D at the start of the summer and is taken to gain compensation for last month's Chester disqualification. Low-mileage 4-y-o Lightning Touch is feared most on the back of her course handicap debut second 12 days ago. Newtown Duke is next on the list.